Dung beetles are stout, sturdy beetles with typical combed or knot-shaped horns. Many species are known as dung beetles. The short, powerfully developed legs are made for digging. It uses its legs to roll dung into a large ball, which is used either for food or for brooding. Scarab beetles, which includes the well-known cockchafer (or Maybug) and the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus, are related to the dung beetles.